That's why it's an entertaining quote from an old-timey manager, and not an actual recipe for analysis or nothin'. 😁 Another old quote may be more relevant. You can sum up baseball in one word: "you never know."
Today's home run becomes important if it's the start of a trend. Up until now he's been walking a lot. If he can begin to punish pitches in the strike zone, while still laying off the pitches outside it - well, that's a deceptively simple formula that has stood the test of time, right?
That, plus doing all of it against opponents who throw right-handed too. 😁
Today we saw the 61-101 team I was forecasting before the start of the season. Shaky starting pitching after Lopez and Ryan? Check. Ludicrous fielding to add to the misery? Check. Bullpen comes on to pour gasoline immediately? Check. Non-existent offense while the game was still in doubt? Check. Low-pressure rally against a AAAA opposing pitcher to put up a respectable looking final score? Check.
Glad the 110-win team that no one anticipated has been with us the past couple of weeks or so Somebody go find them and bring them back - they were enjoyable. 😁
Not enough discussion of Connelly Early. Twins could have had this guy in the 5th round instead of Dylan Questad, or even Tanner Hall (4th round) neither of whom is showing much signs of reaching the majors anytime soon. The Red Sox got a 5th round steal out of UVa.
A loss today will drop Shelton's lifetime winning percentage below Billy Martin but still greater than any other manager in franchise history. #funwithnumbers